Gym Challenge / #4/132

Erika's Venusaur

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Gym Challenge
Rarity (source): Holo Rare
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Source reference: gym2-4

CARDEX BACKGROUND

About the species

Venusaur seeks sunny places where the large plant on its back can develop. Its petals capture light, and the flower becomes more vivid when it receives enough sunshine and nourishment. Its fragrance can calm those battling nearby. After rain, this scent grows stronger and attracts other Pokémon. Behind its imposing silhouette, the Pokédex thus describes a constant relationship between light, growth and the life around it.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

Venusaur’s flower changes in brilliance according to the care and light it receives. Pokémon Omega Ruby also explains that its fragrance can soothe people. The plant on its back therefore both captures solar energy and changes the atmosphere around the Pokémon.

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Card details

HP: 90
Type (source): Grass
Stage (source): Stage2
Evolves from (printed name): Ivysaur
Pokédex number: 3
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Fire x2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Growth

Cost: Grass

Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to Erika's Venusaur.

Wide Solarbeam

Cost: Grass · Grass · Grass · Grass

Damage: 20

If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 2 of them (or 1 if he or she only has 1). This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Documented variants

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Holographic
First Edition
holo · standard
holo · standard · 1st-edition

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